Pitcher Gary Winkler

Game 1 – Box Score
Game 2 – Box Score

GLASSBORO, NJ – The Rowan University baseball team swept Worcester State College (MA), 2-1 and 5-2 in a nonconference doubleheader on Sunday.

In the first game, Worcester State went ahead 1-0 in the top of the ninth inning. First baseman Nate Nelson (sr. Worcester, MA/Holy Name) reached base on a fielder’s choice. Catcher Chris Logan (sr. Spencer, MA/David Prouty) followed with a single that moved Nelson to second. Left fielder Nick Caparell (so. N. Attleboro, MA/N. Attleboro) hit into a fielder’s choice but the throw to third base was wide, scoring Nelson.

Designated hitter Paul Urbanovich (sr. Rutherford, NJ/St. Peter’s Prep) and first baseman Rob Ritterson (sr. Sewell, NJ/George Washington (PA)) had back-to-back walks to start the bottom of the ninth for the Profs. Right fielder John McMullin (jr. Woodbury, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) followed with a single to load the bases. Catcher Robert Fox (sr. Ocean Twp., NJ/Ocean Twp.) knocked in Urbanovich with a single. Left fielder Frank Hasenauer (sr. Iselin, NJ/John F. Kennedy) reached base with a fielder’s choice while Ritterson slid under the tag at home to score the winning run.

McMullin and Fox each had two hits. Urbanovich and Ritterson both scored a run, while Fox and Hasenauer recorded one RBI apiece. For the Lancers, designated hitter Nick Fluegge (fr. Ware, MA/Ware) and Logan each posted two hits.

Right hander Kevin O’Hara (jr. Clayton, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) picked up his first win of the season. He threw the final two-thirds of an inning, striking out two batters. Left hander Ryan Kulik (sr. Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) did not allow a run and struck out 10 hitters in six innings. Pitcher Joey Lucier (so. Brockton, MA/Brockton) started for Worcester State, throwing five scoreless innings. Center fielder/pitcher Matt Hart (jr. Easton, MA/Oliver Ames) suffered the loss.

All five of Rowan’s runs in the second game were scored in the third inning. Shortstop Roland Rodriguez (so. Miami, FL/Miami Killian) crossed home plate on an error for the first run. McMullin recorded a double with the bases loaded, scoring second baseman Joe Franceschini (sr. Toms River, NJ/Toms River E.), Urbanovich and Ritterson. Left fielder Robert Rose’s (jr. Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway) sacrifice fly brought home McMullin.

Worcester State got on the scoreboard in the sixth inning. Right fielder Chris Gusha (sr. Rutland, MA/Wachusett) singled in shortstop Ryan Raleigh (fr. Cranston, RI/Cranston W.). The Lancers’ second run scored on an error in the seventh. Third baseman Nick Dortona (so. Revere, MA/Malden Catholic) reached base with a single and advanced to second on Raleigh’s single. The Profs attempted a double play and Dortona went to third on a fielder’s choice then scored on an overthrow to first base.

Rodriguez finished the game with three hits in four at bats and one run scored. Left hander Gary Winkler (sr. Glendora, NJ/Paul VI) pitched six innings for the victory. He scattered four hits and gave up one run that was unearned. Todd Burdette (fr. Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury) was on the mound for the final inning. For Worcester State, Gusha was two for three with one RBI and Raleigh had two hits (three at bats) and one run scored.

Rowan is home again on Friday, March 7 against Franklin & Marshall at 3 p.m.

 

This letter is in response to the letter from Dolores Howe about \”Town Sticking Together.\”

We are not trying to come into your town and change the rules. We are fighting for the right of one woman to keep the cats that she has saved inside her house, where they are not bothering anyone.

Yes, I am from a different town. But, I have a right to express my opinions when it comes to the lives of animals. If I do not, who else will? Ordinances are there for the better of the town. But, sometimes ordinances can be become a burden.

For instance, a town telling you that you cannot have a fence more then five feet high. Or a town telling you that you cannot have a boat or motor home in your driveway.

Well, we pay taxes on these properties. We pay all the bills associated with these properties and now the town is telling me I cannot have more than three pets or I cannot have a blue house with pink trim. As long as what I am doing is not hurting others or bringing down property values then why should they be able to tell me what I can and cannot do with my property.

How is having too many pets bothering you? The lady in question is not hurting anybody by having all those cats. She could have 200 cats inside her house. They are, not bothering you. They are not destroying the neighbors property values nor or they causing a nuisance

to anyone. They are being cared for by a good person and they are being adopted out to good homes by this woman.

Unless you are a homeless cat or have experience dealing with homeless cats, than how can you pass judgement on someone who is trying to help them. Would you rather these cats be outside, creating more kittens and getting into people\’s garbage to survive or would you rather someone take them in and care for them and get them homes.

You are being selfish. Think not only of yourself and your precious house and how people look at you, think of God\’s creatures and how we were the ones who domesticated them and brought them into our homes. And we are the ones who also abandon them and leave them to over populate. And now someone has the decency to help them and you want to bring up town ordinances.

I do not care what town I come from. I have a right to speak up for the animals. And so does anybody from any town. Now get off your high horse and be a little more compassionate.

Look at your children and imagine them homeless. Wouldn\’t you want someone to help them? Well, so do the animals. They feel just like we do.

Brooklawn, give this woman a break or give her a place that she can put these cats so she can care for them until they are adopted out. Otherwise leave her alone.

Again, if Furrever Friends needs any help, do not hesitate to call me.

Daniel Boggs, Gloucester City

By now everyone is aware that a large sum of money is missing from the treasury of the Gloucester City Little League. There is an ongoing audit. Until it is completed the exact figure will remain a secret.

The amount being thrown about by those in the know is somewhere between $35,000 and $50,000. I was also told the $25,000 given to the League last year by the Camden County Freeholder board to enhance the facilities is not included in the monies stolen. The County is managing that money

In February 2007, I wrote an article on the theft of $8,000 from the Gloucester City Firemen\’s Softball Marathon. That was the second time that a fireman in charge of the funds from that event was caught stealing. It happened once before in the 80\’s. Over $10,000 was taken at that time. The monies raised are used to support the Crozier-Chester Burn Center in Upland, Pennsylvania. 

How can this continually happen in Gloucester City. Wouldn\’t you think that after seeing what happened to the Firemen that other organizations would learn from their mistake?

All that is needed is a requirement that at least two signatures are needed to withdraw monies from the treasury. At the monthly meeting the treasurer gives a detail report on what was spent over the past 30 days and how much remains in the bank account. The report is recorded in the minutes. On a quarterly basis the officers of the organization do an audit of the banking account to make sure the figures balance. Fifty thousand dollars, if indeed this is the amount that is missing, is not \”chump change\”.

As we learned from last year\’s episode with the firemen it will be sometime before the actual fact about how much was stolen is released. Once the audit is completed charges will be filed and then the Camden County Prosecutor\’s Office does an investigation.

In the meantime we need to be fair and not prejudge the individual (s) in charge of the League\’s treasury. Being human we naturally assume that the person is guilty before an indictment is handed down. But under our judicial system those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Last week a spokesman for the League said the missing funds will not result in the cancellation of the 2008 Little League season. This is good news.

However I do believe that some people will be reluctant to donate to the league this year because of the pilferage. Likewise I believe others will not be as generous when they pass a coin drop for the same reason.

Hopefully I am wrong.

There is no requirement for private organizations to release a treasury report to the public. But it certainly would help their cause if they were more open on how much money is raised each year from the coin drops and door to door solicitations.

After all it is the public\’s money that has been stolen. We donated it to be used for the kids playing baseball. And we deserve to be kept informed.

As a friend of mind said, \”Openness makes things like this nearly impossible.\”

Related: Bill\’s Point of View

Related: Bob Kephart
 

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Committee announced today the field of 63 teams for the 2008 championship.

Thirty-nine conferences have been awarded automatic qualification for the 2008 championship. Three teams were selected from Pool B, which consists of independent institutions and institutions that are members of conferences that do not meet the requirements for automatic qualification. The final 21 berths were reserved for Pool C, which are institutions from automatic-qualifying conferences that are not the conference champion and any remaining Pool B teams.

One first-round game will be conducted March 5, one second-round game will be conducted March 8 and 15 first/second-round games will be conducted March 7-8. Second-round winners will advance to one of four sectional sites March 14-15. Winners of the four sectional games will advance to the national semi-finals March 21-22. All games, except the finals, will be played on the campuses of competing institutions. The finals will be conducted at DeVos Fieldhouse, Hope College, Holland, Michigan.

Conferences and Teams Receiving Automatic Qualification (39):

Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference – Medaille
American Southwest Conference – Howard Payne
Capital Athletic Conference – Mary Washington
Centennial Conference – Muhlenberg
City University of New York Athletic Conference – Baruch
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Ill. Wesleyan
Commonwealth Conference – Messiah
Commonwealth Coast Conference – Colby-Sawyer
Empire 8 – Utica
Freedom Conference – DeSales
Great Northeast Athletic Conference – Emmanuel (Mass.)
Great South Athletic Conference – Piedmont
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Manchester
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Simpson
Liberty League – St. Lawrence
Little East Conference – Eastern Conn. St.
Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference – Bridgewater St.
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope
Midwest Conference – St. Norbert
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Carleton
New England Small College Athletic Conference – Amherst
New England Women’s and Men’s Athletics Conference – Wheaton (Mass.)
New Jersey Athletic Conference – Kean
North Atlantic Conference – Becker
North Coast Athletic Conference – Denison
North Eastern Athletic Conference – D’Youville
Northwest Conference – Puget Sound
Ohio Athletic Conference – Baldwin-Wallace
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Bridgewater (Va.)
Pennsylvania Athletic Conference – Cabrini
Presidents’ Athletic Conference – Thomas More
Skyline Conference – Mount St. Mary (N.Y.)
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Maryville (Mo.)
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – La Verne
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – DePauw
State University of New York Athletic Conference – Brockport St.
University Athletic Association – Chicago
USA South Athletic Conference – Greensboro
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wis.-Stevens Point

Pool B Berths (3):
Chapman
Juniata
Scranton

Pool C Berths (21):
Albright
Bowdoin
Brandeis
George Fox
Gust. Adolphus
Marymount (Va.)
McMurry
Oglethorpe
Rochester
Salem St.
Southern Me.
St. Thomas (Minn.)
TCNJ
Trinity (Tex.)
Tufts
Washington-St. Louis
Wilmington (Ohio)
Wm. Paterson
William Smith
Wis.-Eau Claire
Wis.-Whitewater

The complete bracket and pairings will be announced via webcast (audio only) on www.ncaa.com at 9 a.m. Eastern time Monday, March 3. The selection announcement will be made through Hoopsville, the weekly Internet radio show, run through D3hoops.com. The announcement and the full bracket will be posted at www.ncaa.com.